Stith Keiser

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ABOUT STITH KEISER

Stith is the Chief Executive Officer for Blue Heron Consulting (BHC). BHC\'s team of coaches collaborates with new and seasoned practices owners alike to improve their lives and the lives of their team members while simultaneously enhancing client experience, building sustainable practice profitability and elevating the quality of care for pets. He also co-founded, and served a stint as Chief Operating Officer, the country\'s only publicly-traded network of veterinary employee owned hospitals, Inspire Veterinary Partners (IVP). IVP’s mission is to empower hospitals and their teams by prioritizing quality medicine, healthy business growth and shared value through unique employee ownership. In addition to his role at BHC, Stith speaks internationally at veterinary conferences and writes for a variety of veterinary publications. He also collaborates on the development and delivery of professional development curriculum at several veterinary schools where he serves as an Adjunct Faculty Member. Relatedly, he served through Colorado State University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences working under a federal grant to explore and design strategies for successful rural veterinary practice ownership. Stith’s volunteer experience includes serving as past-Chair of VetCAN (Veterinary Career Advisory Network), terms as President of VetPartner’s Career Development and Practice Management Special Interest Groups, ongoing participation in Washington State University’s CVM “Diagnostic Challenge” and a former seat on the former AVMA’s Economics Advisory Research Council Financial Literacy task force.His passion for our profession extends into his role as managing partner in a handful of private, independently owned mixed and small animal veterinary practices. In his free time, Stith enjoys spending time with his wife, a small animal veterinarian, adventuring in the outdoors with their daughters, dogs and horses.